One shot sees the 53-year-old comedian perched poolside with her back to camera, her hair swept over her left shoulder, while another shows her staring into the camera as she stands in the pool with her arms outstretched.

"Sometimes my clothes fall off & I pose," she wrote on Twitter.

While writing on his blog Tyler, who's shot celebs including Lindsay Lohan and Demi Lovato in the past, said: "One of the most amazing people you will ever meet smart talented wild and nude Ladies and Gentlemen Kathy Griffin!"

He also said they met through A.J. McLean from Backstreet Boys, who he's also snapped.

(Photo: Tyler Shields/Contour by Getty Images)

"We met through A.J. McLean from the Backstreet Boys and she wanted to outdo him. She wanted to do something iconic," he explained.

And shortly after the pictures hit the Internet Tyler tweeted: "I have received more texts about the @Kathygriffin shoot then anything before [sic]."

The snaps had a mixed reaction, but Kathy had one very big fan in Kristen Chenoweth who said: "I just saw @kathygriffin naked pics.